AGENCY ISRO (India) SATELLITE IRS-P4 (India) LAUNCH DATE 26/05/99 SWATH (km) 1420 RESOLUTION (m) 350 # OF BANDS 8 SPECTRAL COVERAGE(nm) 402-885

Data Sources:

• National Remote Sensing Agency (NSRA)
• IRS-P4 Images, SeaSpace Corporation

• Status of OCM Mission (IOCCG News, March 2003)
• India's OCM Sensor: Interesting Applications (IOCCG News, April 2001)
• Ocean-Colour Monitor images available... (IOCCG News, April 2000)

Chauhan, P., Mohan, M., Sarangi, R.K., Kumari, B., Nayak, S., Matondkar, S.G.P. (2002). Surface chlorophyll a estimation in the Arabian Sea using IRS-P4 Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) satellite data. Intl. J. of Rem. Sens., 23(8): 1663 - 1676.

Kundu, S.N., Mohapatra, S., Sahoo, A.K., and Singh, R.P. Change analysis using IRS - P4 OCM Data after the Orissa Super-cyclone. Int. J. Rem. Sens., 22(7): p. 1383-1389, 2001.

Sarangi R. K., Chauhan P., Mohan M., Nayak S.R., Navalgund R. R. (2001). Phytoplankton distribution in the Arabian Sea using IRS-P4 OCM satellite data. Intl. J. of Rem. Sensing 22(15): 2863-2866.

Solanki, H.U., Dwivedi, R.M., and S.R. Nayak. (2000). Generation of composite image using OCM chlorophyll and NOAA AVHRR SST for locating potential fishing grounds. PORSEC 2000 Proceedings, Goa, India, Dec 5-8 II: 669-672.

Solanki H.U., Dwivedi R.M. and Nayak S.R. (2001), Application of OCM chlorophyll and AVHRR SST for fishery forecast: Preliminary validation results of Gujarat coast, north-west coast of India. Indian Jour. of Marine Sciences, Sept. 2001, (30) 132-138.

OCM Presentations:

Status of Current Ocean-Colour Missions: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) P4 OCM. Shailesh Nayak, 8th IOCCG meeting, February 2003. [PPT file]

OCM Links:

• ISRO Homepage
• TeraScan
• Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) on Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-P4. R.R. Navalgund and A.S. Kiran Kumar
• IRS P4 (Oceansat 1), Gunter's Space Page

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